Megahex
by Simon Hanselmann Vol 1-4: What at first glance reads like an episodic stoner comedy slowly reveals a chiseled character study of suburban ennui. Hanselmann's characterization and visual creativity mines lifetimes of pathos from the slapstick simplicity of its psychedelic, absurdist premise. Megg the witch, Mogg the cat, their friend Owl, and Werewolf Jones struggle unsuccessfully with their depression, drug use, sexuality, poverty, lack of ambition, and their complex feelings about each other. It's a laff riot! Later, Megg & Mogg's fraught relationship careens into challenging depths as the slacker characters begin to reflect the psychological toll that their years of insouciance and self-medication has inflicted. Crisis Zone: In March 2020, as the planet began to enter lockdown, acclaimed cartoonist Simon Hanselmann set out to make the greatest webcomic ever created! As the Covid-19 pandemic continued to escalate, Crisis Zone escalated right alongside with daily web-post